Player Dossier

2021-2025

Central Michigan

Jonathan Decker

DL • 6'5" • 300 lbs • Elkhart, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jonathan Decker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.8

Efficiency

12.4

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

7.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Central Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jonathan Decker, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Jonathan Decker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Central Michigan paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 12.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Central Michigan

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

12.4

Usage

2.8

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 0. Unknown: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Akron: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Massachusetts: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Buffalo: 0. Kent State: 0. Toledo: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 6 by 25. Bowling Green: 2 by 18.3. Massachusetts: 2 by 18.3. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Toledo: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.4 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · Games = 5 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Massachusetts

Best efficiency game

25 vs Akron

Result
Fri 12/26@ NorthwesternL 7-3433000
Sat 11/29vs ToledoL 3-2120000
Thu 11/20@ Kent StateW 28-1620000
Thu 11/13vs BuffaloW 38-1910000
Sat 11/1@ Western MichiganL 21-2441000
Sat 10/25vs MassachusettsW 38-1321100
Sat 10/18@ Bowling GreenW 27-622100
Sat 10/4@ AkronL 22-2861000
Sat 9/27vs Eastern MichiganW 24-1311000
Sat 9/20vs Unknown20000

Career Arc

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    Central Michigan

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan0
2022 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan00
2023 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan06.31.10
2024 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan18.92.51
2025 PostseasonCentral Michigan212.42.81
2025 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan212.42.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Massachusetts

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.

#2

Bowling Green

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.

#3

Illinois

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

#4

Akron

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.6 takeover score.

#5

Western Michigan

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage

35.8

#2

2025 Postseason · Central Michigan

7.6

2 primary · 12.4 efficiency · 2.8 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Central Michigan

7.6

2 primary · 12.4 efficiency · 2.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.77

Elkhart Central · Elkhart, IN

Committed To
Central Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

32

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 15 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
32